Category: BANKING

In a world where everything has gone into digital, the recent partnership between AF Payments, Inc. and FamilyMart, a very popular Japanese chain now operating with 80 branches in the Philippines marks the Ayala Corp.-Metro Pacific Investments Corp. consortium’s first move out of transportation and into retail using beep™ card as mode of payments, the same tap-and-go card we use for our train and bus rides in the metro. beep card’s proponent AF Payments Inc. hinted during its first anniversary last October that it was brewing a partnership with a major convenience store chain. The latest milestone was revealed yesterday, December […]

Your GCash MasterCard has teamed up with Philippine Airlines to give you another reason to go shopping. From December 2 to 8, just use your GCash MasterCard when buying at any of the over 33 million MasterCard partner outlets worldwide. Each successful transaction will entitle you to one (1) raffle entry that may bring you to a destination of your choice for free. For this week’s promo, the winner gets a P20,000 travel voucher from PAL and may also have a chance to take home a brand new Nissan Juke in the grand draw. You can easily avail of the […]

Take advantage of numerous online sale this holiday season and get to shop for more for free! Just use your GCash Mastercard or GCash American Express Virtual Pay to buy at Lazada, Zalora, eBay, Amazon, or any of your favourite online store from November 25 to December 1, 2016 and you may win P20,000 online shopping spree and even a brand new Nissan Juke. Each successful transaction entitles you to one (1) raffle entry. You can easily avail of the GCash MasterCard debit card for only P150. Check out www.globe.com.ph/gcash-mastercard to find out where to get your GCash MasterCard which […]

Freelancers and digipreneurs in the Philippines will now have another reason to be inside the playing field of digital economy with the recent merger of PayMaya – the country’s leading digital financial service provider, and PayPal – a global leader in digital payments. These two brands formed a union that will boost more opportunities for freelancers and digipreneurs. If you’re a freelancer or a digipreneur who receives payment via PayPal, you will enjoy 80% off on PayPal’s withdrawal fee when you transfer your available PayPal balance to your PayMaya account until December 21, 2016 as part of the promo of […]

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) is pleased to present the Improved Postal ID (PID). Now infused with physical and biometrics-based security features that prevent identity counterfeit and fraudulent transactions, it is the most secure identification card today. In its commitment to grant every Filipino equal access and opportunities, the Improved Postal ID smoothly and safely facilitates transactions in various government and financial institutions nationwide. Very recently, it has been approved as a primary ID by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in the passport application process. That being said, first-time applicants merely need to submit an accomplished application form and […]

Getting a Sony Playstation 4 this Christmas could be truly awesome, right? Then, how about making this possible? How? Check out the details below. It’s game time! Shop for your favorite digital content such as music, apps, games, among others from Spotify, Steam, Google Play, iTunes Apple Store, Netflix, NBA League Pass, etc. using your GCash MasterCard or GCash American Express Virtual Pay from November 18 to 24 and you may just be the lucky winner of a Sony PlayStation 4 gaming console. More so, you also qualify for the grand draw on December 21 where a brand new Nissan […]

Mynt is Globe’s newest mobile financial services providing company that aims to be the next billion’s “bank” recently tied-up with Cebuana Lhuillier of the PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies to power up solutions dealing with micro-financial services such as pawning, remittance, micro-insurance, bills payment, microloans, and business-to-business solutions. The partnership aims to empower entrepreneurs and ordinary citizens to change how they look at banking. With access to the innovation thought process of Globe Telecom and leveraging on the mobile technology of G-Xchange, Inc. (GCash), Mynt seeks to provide an entire ecosystem of mobile financial services and solutions to not only […]

Going to the bank to withdraw some cash could be stressful just by lining-up all the way to the teller. But if you withdraw money from your GCash account from any of over 10,000 GCash Partner Outlets nationwide which include Globe Stores, SM Business Centers, Puregold supermarkets, and Tambunting and Cebuana Lhuillier pawnshops, you save time from getting in the line and you may even win a Samsung Galaxy Tab. Each cash-out transaction from November 11-17 entitles you to one (1) raffle entry which also qualifies you to join the Grand Draw for a brand new Nissan Juke. You may […]

Want to stay in shape with a Fitbit Alta wristband or surprise your family with a brand new Nissan Juke this holiday season? You can! You may even get both for free when you fund your GCash mobile wallet through any of over 10,000 accredited GCash Partner Outlets nationwide which include Globe Stores, SM Business Centers, Puregold supermarkets, and Tambunting and Cebuana Lhuillier pawnshops. Each cash-in transaction from November 4-10 entitles you to one (1) raffle entry. You may use GCash for safe, secure, and hassle-free mobile money transactions — buy prepaid load, pay bills, send money, make donations, do […]

The Holiday Season is almost near and Globe is bringing the holiday cheer with GCash 12 Weeks of Christmas Raffle Promo! But first, you must know more about GCash. GCash is also a faster, safer, and convenient way to pay your telecom, utilities, credit card bills and more anytime, anywhere. Just turn your mobile phone into a virtual wallet by using GCash, an internationally acclaimed micropayment service backed by Globe Telecom. To register: I. Dial *143# for FREE using your Globe/TM SIM Step 1. Select GCash. Step 2. Select Register and key in your personal information. II. Download GCash App […]

Merry Christmas! Holiday Season is fast approaching and we only have 66 days left before Christmas day. Aint that sweet? And what’s more sweeter is the latest GCash 12 Weeks of Christmas Raffle Promo. But wait. Here are the things you should know first about GCash. GCash is also a faster, safer, and convenient way to pay your telecom, utilities, credit card bills and more anytime, anywhere. Just turn your mobile phone into a virtual wallet by using GCash, an internationally acclaimed micropayment service backed by Globe Telecom. To register: I. Dial *143# for FREE using your Globe/TM SIM Step 1. […]

To give its clients and customers a better service when it comes to account authentication and protection, the country’s largest foreign bank recently launched Voice Biometrics. This groundbeaking authentication Voice Biometrics enables bank clients without the need to remember passwords, or personal identification numbers, or answer a series of questions to verify their identities. A brief demonstration were shown to the media when it was launched last October 4 inside Isabela A of Makati Shangri-La Hotel by Citi Philippines CEO Aftab Ahmed and Consumer Banking Head Bea Tan as they announced the introduction of this technology to the Philippines. With […]

The Ayala Life FGU will now be known as BPI-Philam Life Makati starting this October coinciding with the launch of Bancassurance Month by BPI-Philam Life Assurance Corp. It will be a month-long celebration led by BPI-Philam Life Assurance Corp. (BPLAC) CEO Surenda Menon with the aim to educate Filipinos on the existence of bancassurance and importance of life insurance to help people with their long-term protection needs and to assist and support them throughout different stages of life’s journey. “First thing we do is to create awareness, and that is what we do in our (Win The Moment) campaign to […]

While the Philippines peso plunges on a seven-year low, as reported from the stock market this week, US dollar shoots with $1 = Php48.25 which made financial market bled again. Initial reports blame the noise in politics as the reason to why the peso hits this downfall anew. But that’s a different story. Still, many from the business sector are optimistic that after the noise dies down, everything will be back to normal. The said financial crisis did not affect foreign players to invest and open up offices here in the country, just as like what Payoneer just did a couple […]

Depositors and ATM cardholders panicked on a Monday afternoon – the last day of the long weekend and celebration of National Heroes Day, when an official news advisory from the Bank of the Philippine Islands came out asking their account holders to fill up and submit Customer Information Sheet (CIS) and (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FACTA) Form to the nearest branch or else lose their access to automated teller machines (ATMs), online and mobile banking. This advisory was in accordance to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Circular 706 provision where all banks are required to update their customer information records and […]

When we travel, it’s not only the transportation, accommodation, and food that matters. Especially when you’re in a different place, the first thing (or should we say, the last thing before you leave) on your itinerary is shopping. Shopping for items that you’ll be needing during the course of your trip or shopping for souvenirs before going back home. Okay, shopping could be anytime. Not just when you travel. You go shopping after Sunday church. You go shopping when you want to reward yourself for that great achievement you’ve accomplished. You go out shopping to buy things you […]

If you’re coming to and from the airport, it is best you download and install PayMaya app on your mobile device and get your PayMaya card right away because having this will be very helpful and convenient for you especially when taking the metro train and bus to NAIA terminal airport. Download 1. Go to Google Play or Apple Store and search for PayMaya. 2. Download and install the free app. 3. Register 4. Log-in your account. 5. Purchase your PayMaya physical card and link it with your virtual card. 6. Upgrade your PayMaya physical card through the app to […]

Just Cliqq It As soon as you finished installing the 7-Eleven CLiQQ app on your mobile phones, you can now start earning and redeem every day reward points and items from any 7-Eleven stores in the Philippines. The every day rewards is a special gift from 7-Eleven for their loyal customers through the CLiQQ app, formerly known as Every Day! Rewards Card. The app includes a loyalty barcode that lets 7-Eleven customers earn points every time they visit and make purchases worth P50 or more. P50 is equivalent to 1 point and can be earned even on separate purchases. These points […]

Remember our January article about our travel tips to Brazil for this year’s Summer Olympics? We know that a lot of people will be traveling to Rio de Janeiro to catch the Olympics in action to cover the event and to be there as spectators. But the high cost of travel expense deters a person and even those well-seasoned travelers to decide whether to pursue or not their Brazil trip. Fret no more. Singapore Airlines is offering a round-trip all-in airfare travel fare to Brazil for as low as $1500 only for individual booking of two passengers. Or if you’re traveling solo, it’s […]

For everyone’s information, PayMaya Philippines is formerly Smart e-Money, Inc, which is the financial services arm of Smart and PLDT and carries the PayMaya, a leading payment app and prepaid card in the Philippines, that can be used today in many establishments, online shopping, transportation, and recently, highlighting sports, music, fashion, gaming, and travel under the #NowNation campaign that aims to inspire and enable the millennials to seize the day and pursue their passions. It’s in the digital world where most of us are spending more time nowadays. However, the challenge of financial inclusion in the country hinders the 69% of the population with no bank […]

How many times have you wished to go to the city that never sleeps, New York City, and still ended up daydreaming about it? Daydream no more because your Robinsons Department Store shopping could be your passport to New York City via Philippine Airlines! That’s right. And not just that, tons of amazing prizes will be given away to lucky shoppers, including the all-expense-paid trip to the Big Apple via Philippine Airlines. How? When you shop at any Robinsons Department Store using your MasterCard credit, debit, or prepaid cards, with a single receipt purchase of P3,000, you are entitled for […]

Recently, and after the [email protected] event, young and hip Manila millennials experienced one more time the convenience of cashless payments during the two-day Spectrum Fair Manila 2016 partnered with PayMaya that equipped its merchants with digital payment solutions so they can accept cards payment from consumers for a secure, fast, and hassle-free transaction and shopping experience. We went there on its first day run and enjoyed cashless payments from purchasing foods and mobile accessories that we bought that day. For those in the know, Spectrum Fair Manila is a quarterly event that gathers established and emerging lifestyle brands to offer wide array […]

From the list of 60 countries where you can travel visa-free from the Philippines, Brazil pops out as one of them. And if you are planning of visiting the country sometime soon, either to see the majestic Christ the Redeemer statue or be there when the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro happens, a careful study of the budget and documents is to be considered first before embarking on this journey. According to articles from Travel Book, GMA Network, and When In Manila, a Filipino (Philippine resident), who wants to visit Brazil can enter the country visa-free for 90 days […]

Black Friday has began in the US and there are many cool catches from Amazon.com that we’ve seen this time. Oh yeah! Lowest prices and sales on everything from electronics, video games, fashion hunt collections, smartphone units and accessories, home, etc. It’s like getting premium items for 10% – 70% off. And you have to be fast because some items are for a limited time only. Just make sure you already have your GCash American Express Virtual Pay so you can start shopping around the Black Friday Deals Week. Shop online without a credit card. Easily get a GCash American Express Virtual Pay […]

People will no longer carry wallets with different payment cards and with no more loose change in their pockets. That and more are what Globe and MasterCard‘s visions through the network’s GCash mobile payment service, to provide safe, fast, and secure way of mobile spending and people to store their hard-earned cash. The partnership of Globe GCash and MasterCard also allow the integration of beep card, a reloadable electric payment platform, into its system providing an everyday all-in-one tap, swipe, and shopping experience for those who will avail of GCash beep MasterCard. For only PhP 150, people can avail the GCash […]